Timeline for degree completion
Recommended timeline
- Take 9 graduate credits per semester
- Between second and sixth semesters: Complete written qualifying exams in the theory of Mathematical Statistics and one of the following: Probability or Applied Statistics.
- Second year (third and fourth semesters): Meet with faculty to select potential adviser and make a preliminary selection of the dissertation topic.
- Beginning of the fourth semester: Secure Graduate Advisory Committee.
- Fifth semester: Complete Ph.D. Program of Study form, confirm with adviser, and secure committee signatures
- Fifth semester: Start working on the dissertation with adviser.
- By the end of sixth semester: Complete oral exam in the area of specialty.
- Seventh semester: Have dissertation draft (first chapter is ready, there is a clear plan for the other chapters).
- Eighth semester: Complete dissertation draft, discuss with committee, finalize dissertation according to committee recommendations, present the dissertation.
Forms that are required to be submitted to the graduate school
- Declaration of Advisor/ Major Advisor/Committee Chair
- For doctoral and MFA students, completed form must be submitted to Graduate School by the end of the student’s 3rd semester.
- Program of Study
- For master’s students, completed form must be submitted to Graduate School by
the end of the student’s third semester - For doctoral students, completed form must be submitted to Graduate School by
the end of the student’s fourth semester
- For master’s students, completed form must be submitted to Graduate School by
- Doctoral degree admission to candidacy (Doctoral Programs only)
- For doctoral students who completed all requirements except for the dissertation
- Graduation Application
- Must be submitted to the graduate school several weeks in advance. Check their website for exact dates.
- Notice of completion – the completed form should be submitted after all requirements have been met.
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Master’s degrees
All course work must be completed within six years preceding the awarding of the degree.
Please note: this represents the program handbook for the 2020-2021 academic year only. For an archived version of a previous year's handbook, or to obtain a hard copy of this current year's program handbook, please contact the program director.